Do you "sneeze pee" or leak when you cough, laugh or jog? A pelvic floor disorder may be to blame. Expert Katy Bowman explains how building up your butt can help – and give you a great booty at the same time…
Urinary incontinence isn't only for grannies. Just look at your grocer's diaper aisle; once devoted to wetness protection for the very young and old, it now showcases pads for all ages.
Incontinence is a symptom of pelvic floor disorder (PFD), when your pelvic floor muscles don't open and close properly. PFD symptoms range from urine leaks, pain and burning to pelvic organ prolapses, when the vagina and surrounding organs drop down.
We're all at risk, from couch potatoes to athletes, and the number of women who get it is growing.
More than 28 million women in the U.S. already have PFD, and that number is expected to rise to nearly 44 million over the next four decades. Plus, the number of women with urinary continence alone will go from 18 million to 28 million during that time, according to a 2009 study by researchers from Duke University in Durham, N.C.
Why? Because we're sitting more, says Katy Bowman, a biomechanical scientist who specializes in mechanics of the human body.
"It's really an affluent disease – people living in post-industrialized countries sitting in chairs too much and using toilets to go to the bathroom," Bowman says.
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